Russell Bjorkman
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Founder | Lighthouse Capital
Russell Bjorkman is the founder of Lighthouse, a church real estate consultancy that answers the three big questions a church faces with the largest financial decision of its life: What are its mission and goals, what will cities allow to be built on church land and what can be funded?
Prior to founding Lighthouse, Russell’s work experience spanned across Europe, Asia, Africa and the US. As an investor and advisor, Russell has invested in businesses across Africa, Asia, South America and the US. As an attorney, Russell worked for Skadden Arps and Freshfields in London and Hong Kong for ten years, guiding significant IPOs and high-yield offerings, including that of Telkom South Africa, KazmunaiGas in Kazakhstan, FIFA in Europe, and Chinese real estate companies. His transactional experience spans over 20 different countries. He is also a Venture Partner with Sovereign’s Capital (since 2015), after serving as an advisor to Sovereign’s first fund for several years.
Russell has a JD/MBA from the Wharton School / University of Pennsylvania Law School, and a Bachelor’s in Accounting and Psychology from the University of Southern California, where he played football and was a Rhodes Scholar semi-finalist. Russell and his wife were married in 2013 and live in Los Angeles, California.
Charities and churches around the world should look at the assets (the biblical “talents”) that they do have and utilize this incredibly unique time to structure their assets (most often real estate) in a manner that supports and emboldens the mission of the charity.